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Sumner Township vs Carl Township 63 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (3× in Sumner Township) and typical home built (40 yrs in Sumner Township).
Where each one shines Two towns, two different strengths What each town does better than most of its state (not better than each other). Tap one to see the page behind it.
The biggest differences Where they differ most The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.
★ What stands out · Monthly cost A typical home costs about the same each month A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.
Down payment3.5% 10% 20% Rate
Sumner Township $540 /mo
Typical home $80K (Census) · tax rate est. 1.8% · Housing →
Carl Township $480 /mo
Typical home $64K (Census) · tax rate 2.74% · Housing →
The difference: $60 a month , about $700 a year , between Sumner Township and Carl Township.
Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.
Life in each What daily life feels like in each The weather, the land, the history and the people, row by row. None of it is a grade: more snow is a plus to a skier.
Seasons
Outdoors & history
Community
A dot marks the most on each row. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station. Hazard risk: FEMA National Risk Index, expected yearly damage vs U.S. towns.
Where they are 63 miles apart Straight-line miles between town centers.
Sumner Township ↔ Carl Township 63 miles apart
Everything, side by side What matters to you? Pick a few. Those rows jump to the top and the best fit on each is marked. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.
Raising kids Affordability Owning a home Short commute Working from home Younger crowd Settled, older crowd Growing town Outdoorsy Walkable streets
Population
10 Lowest 16 Highest
Median age
58.5 ±7.3 Lowest 54% above SD 61 ±34 Highest 61% above SD
Kids under 18
0% ±100 SD: 24.2% 0% ±100 SD: 24.2%
Age 65+
30% ±100 Lowest SD: 18% 50% ±100 Highest SD: 18%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
44.4% Highest SD: 31.9% 31.3% Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
20% ±100 Highest SD: 5% 0% ±88.4 Lowest SD: 5%
Household incomemedian
— $138,500 ±$79k 84% above SD
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$80,000 ±$13k Highest 69% below SD $63,800 ±$3k Lowest 75% below SD
Property taxmedian, yearly
— $1,750 36% below SD
Below poverty line
0% SD: 11.9% 0% SD: 11.9%
Homeownersof occupied homes
100% SD: 68.6% 100% SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year
1955 Lowest 25 yrs older than SD 1995 Highest 15 yrs newer than SD
Work from home
33.3% ±61.4 Highest SD: 9.7% 0% ±90.9 Lowest SD: 9.7%
Work in townworking residents
0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line
34.8 mi Lowest 38.3 mi Highest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub
0.00 Lowest 0.56 Highest
Top workplaceoutside town
Willow Lake (17%) Eureka (33%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others
Few work in Carl Township Few work in Sumner Township
Conserved landshare of the town
22.2% Lowest 32.4% Highest
Trailsmapped miles
15.8 mi Highest 5.3 mi Lowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi
0.4 mi Highest 0.2 mi Lowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map
0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure
0.6 0.6
“±” Census margin of error ACS 2020–2024
Deciding? Ask the people who live there The numbers stop at the town line. Neighbors can tell you about the commute at 7am, the schools, the winters and the feel of the place.
Sumner Township or Carl Township: which would you pick? → What’s it really like to live in Sumner Township? → Moving to Sumner Township: what should I know? →
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Bordering Sumner Township Towns like Sumner Township Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.
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